Sun Kiss Mountains

at the end of the day 
the sun kisses the mountains 


gently 
laying light on leaves 
with the touch of a lover


i have been admiring 
the leaves here 
since summer


and the sun 
has been admiring 
the leaves here
for lifetimes


it is fall now
and while the sun 
says goodbye 
every night


the leaves 
are beginning 
their seasonal 
farewell


a final act of beauty 
spreads across 
their surfaces


this the last
i love you


until 
they are born 
again


leaves are quite daring
they do not care
who they shame 
in their beauty


together the trees 
form a chorus
so loud and full 
their love is shocking


i imagine they love 
everything 
that touches them


the sun 
the sky
your eyes


right now the beauty
of the leaves
is simply humming


shedding green 
like memories of spring


they are building up 
to the last cast of beauty
before the fall


i hope you live into a love
that yields choruses 
of beauty


and care not 
who you shame 
in singing


beauty is a brave thing
and like love 
an offering


i am singing beauty
back to the sky
swaying amidst 
the grace of this light


like leaves
the sun kisses me 
goodnight
while i rest quietly 


against the silhouette 
of the mountains


and breathe 
safe in the beauty 
of this love